Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-08
SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

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Washington.
Richardson is showing up poorly at
third for New York.
POormau is using the timber TO good
effect for the Athletics.
The Nets always make matters interest
ing for the BrOOklyns.
By the way, what has become OF the
Cincinnati young BLOOD
Ed. SwartwoOd doomed up rs something
of n catcher i'll a recent game.
Sunday games in the South have proved
to he regular bOnanzas.
Baldwin will join the st. Paul team if
he is released by the ChicagOs.
Dunlap can truly be called the star cir
n performer Of the diamond.
The WaShingtOns seem to be playing in
very hard luck at present.
Charley Hoyt, the playwright, wants
to buy the Baltimore clubs franchise.
Curran, of the San Franchises, has been
dubbed the DUNLAP Of the Pacific"
o The Mobile team i after John F. Ewing,
brother of the noted Buck Ewing.
Dow South every club has a pet name.
In Nashville they call them the Broken
hearted CharlestOns."
The Chicago papers are giving Spalding
a terrible going over for the poor showing
the champions are making.
The Phillies are signing for the return
of Bastian to his old position at second
base.
In Carroll and Miller the A~llegheneys
have two OF the best back-stOps in the
League.
The AlIegheneys and Chicagos seem to
he unfortunate in the matter OF postponed
games.
Mccormick is getting himself in good
shape. He has already succeeded in re
ducing his weight materially.
Boyle is doinggOOd work for the HOOsiers.
He keeps all of the heavy hitters guessing
most of the time.
Roseman has asked for his release, and
Manager Bancroft says he can have it if
he will pay the price the Athletics paid
for him.
Ringo is developing into the slugger of
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with the TOpekaS he mode two singles, n
double and 4 triple. Let the good work
80 on.
Manager Williams says the st. Louis
Browns tried TO disable several of his play
ers, and theSt. Louis papers say that Cub"
Stricken and Mexican tried their best TO in
lure Latham. About the same thing, only
a little different.
Tom Brown seems to he about the most
unfortunate man in the profession in the
matter Of getting injured. He had scarcely
recovered the use of his ankle when he had
his hand split open on Monday by a line
fly from BrOuthers' bat, compelling him to
retire in favor of Miller.
Lon Knight seems to be going on the
downward path in the matter of umpiring.
In the preliminary games his work was
highly commented upon, but since the
championship season opened he hasn't
come M to expectations. One paper re-
marks that he is the coming Kelly, he has
a mighty long way to come.
The Boston club is surprising the citizens
of that culchawed village. It's playing so
far has exceeded all expectations, but the
$1,000 Kelley has not given any remark
able assistance. On the contrary, he is not
batting in his usual form, and in two
games fielded so miserably that he was
brought in from center and put behind the
bat.
Casey pitched a ~gilt-edged game against
Boston Wednesday, allowing them four
hits and a base on balls. He was backed
up in fine style by the Philadelphias, who
also did rafting work with the stick, hit
ting Stemmyer for a total of % bases, in
Guiding three bases on balls, and earning
eight of their twelve runs.
Frank Bancroft says: "If you want to
make biz money, go TO work and get a cor
ner on pitchers. In n month from now
there will not he a club in the country but
what will be hunting for one or more twirl-
ers." ''Why?' was the response. BE
cause the new rules are going to play Old
Ned with pitchers. Stick a pin there and
see If | an not right"
Kilroy, the Baltimore wonder has n pc
culiar movement under the new rules, and
with many it is considered a balk. While
holding the ball in full view of the UNI
pire, being, a left handed pitcher, he con
tinues to tap his right foot before deliver
ing the ball. As he makes the delivery
the step is also made. The tapping or
shufiing of the right foot cannot he in
teTpreted as one. of the usual motions in
delivering the ball, and when he does
pitch he complies with the rules by hay
ing his feet in the proper position.